IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0606681
(2003-06-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Stokoe, Philip T.
- Bacon, Neil J.
- Payne, Jason J.
- Ren, Huilin
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
69 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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In one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed an electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board on one end, which includes an insulative housing and a plurality of insulative posts disposed in the insulative housing, with the insulative posts arranged in at least one row. Each
In one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed an electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board on one end, which includes an insulative housing and a plurality of insulative posts disposed in the insulative housing, with the insulative posts arranged in at least one row. Each of the insulative posts has a first side and a second side, and the insulative posts extend in a direction away from the printed circuit board. A plurality of signal conductors are provided, with each signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing, wherein the signal conductors are disposed along the first side of the insulative posts. A plurality of ground conductors are provided, with each ground conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing, wherein the ground conductors are disposed along the second side of the insulative posts such that the signal conductors and the ground conductors are electrically isolated from one another.
대표청구항
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1. An electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board on one end, which comprises:an insulative housing;a plurality of insulative posts disposed in the insulative housing, the insulative posts arranged in at least one row;each of the insulative posts having a first side and a second side
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An electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board on one end, which comprises:an insulative housing;a plurality of insulative posts disposed in the insulative housing, the insulative posts arranged in at least one row;each of the insulative posts having a first side and a second side, and the insulative posts extending in a direction away from the printed circuit board;a plurality of signal conductors, with each signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing, wherein the signal conductors are disposed along the first side of the insulative posts; and the insulative posts extended substantially along the length of the signal conductors anda plurality of ground conductors, with each ground conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing, wherein the ground conductors are disposed along the second side of the insulative posts and the insulative posts extended substantially along the length of the ground conductors and wherein thewherein each of the insulative posts has a groove on at least one side for receiving the corresponding signal connector or the corresponding ground connector. 2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative posts of each row are attached to one another and the insulative housing includes a plurality of openings that receive the insulative posts. 3. The electrical connector of claim 1, which further comprises:the insulative housing having first attachment features;a second insulative housing having second attachment features;a plurality of second insulative posts disposed in the second insulative housing, the second insulative posts arranged in at least one row;each of the second insulative posts having a first side and a second side, and the second insulative posts extending in a direction away from the printed circuit board;a plurality of second signal conductors, with each second signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the second insulative housing, wherein the second signal conductors are disposed along the first side of the second insulative posts;a plurality of second ground conductors, with each second ground conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the second insulative housing, wherein the second ground conductors are disposed along the second side of the second insulative posts such that the second signal conductors and the second ground conductors are electrically isolated from one another; anda stiffener holding the insulative housing and the second insulative housing by the first and second attachment features. 4. The electrical connector of claim 1, which further comprises a second plurality of signal conductors disposed in the insulative housing to provide differential pairs of signals. 5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of each ground conductor has a surface with a first edge and a second edge, at least one of the first edge or the second edge being bent such that when the signal conductors are disposed along the first side of the insulative posts and the ground conductors are disposed along the second side of the insulative posts, the bent edge of the ground conductor intermediate portion is directed toward the corresponding signal conductor. 6. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the bent edge of the ground conductors is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the ground conductors. 7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first contact end of the ground conductors compris es at least two contact tails and the first contact end of the signal conductors comprises a contact tail, the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors configured to be connectable to the printed circuit board. 8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein for each row of the insulative posts, the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are aligned along a line for attachment to the printed circuit board. 9. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are press-fit contact tails. 10. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are pressure mount contact tails. 11. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors comprise contact pads adapted for soldering to the printed circuit board. 12. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are adapted for paste-in-hole solder attachment to the printed circuit board. 13. An electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board on one end, which comprises:an insulative housing;a plurality of signal conductors, with each signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing;a plurality of ground conductors with each ground conductor corresponding to one of the plurality of signal conductors, each ground conductor having a first contact end connectable to the printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the insulative housing; andthe intermediate portion of each ground conductor having a surface with a first edge and a second edge, at least one of the first edge or the second edge being bent such that when the signal conductors and the corresponding ground conductors are disposed in the insulative housing, the bent edge of the ground conductor intermediate portion is directed toward the corresponding signal conductor to provide shielding. 14. The electrical connector of claim 13, which further comprises:a plurality of insulative posts disposed in the insulative housing, with each of the insulative posts having a first side and a second side, and the insulative posts extending in a direction away from the printed circuit board; andthe plurality of signal conductors being disposed along the first side of the insulative posts and the plurality of ground conductors being disposed along the second side of the insulative posts. 15. The electrical connector of claim 14, wherein each of the insulative posts includes a first groove on the first side for receiving the corresponding signal conductor and a second groove on the second side for receiving the corresponding ground conductor. 16. The electrical connector of claim 13, which further comprises a second plurality of signal conductors disposed in the insulative housing to provide differential pairs of signals. 17. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the first contact end of the ground conductors comprises at least two contact tails and the first contact end of the signal conductors comprises a contact tail, the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors configured to be connectable to the printed circuit board. 18. The electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are press-fit contact tails. 19. The electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are pressure mount contact tails. 20. The electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors comprise contact pads adapted for soldering to the printed circuit bo ard. 21. The electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the contact tails of the ground conductors and the signal conductors are adapted for paste-in-hole solder attachment to the printed circuit board. 22. An electrical connector assembly including a first electrical connector mateable to a second electrical connector, which comprises:the first electrical connector connectable to a first printed circuit board and including a plurality of wafers aligned in parallel, wherein each of the wafers comprises:a first insulative housing;a plurality of first signal conductors, with each first signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the first printed circuit board, a second contact end mateable to the second electrical connector, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the first insulative housing;a plurality of shield strips, with each shield strip having a first contact end connectable to the first printed circuit board, a second contact end mateable to the second electrical connector, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the first insulative housing adjacent one of the plurality of first signal conductors;each intermediate portion of the shield strip having a surface with a first edge and a second edge, at least one of the first edge or the second edge being bent such that when the plurality of first signal conductors and the corresponding shield strips are disposed in the first insulative housing, the bent edge of the intermediate portion is directed toward the corresponding first signal conductor;the second electrical connector connectable to a second printed circuit board and comprising:a second insulative housing;a plurality of insulative posts disposed in the second insulative housing, the insulative posts arranged in rows corresponding to the wafers of the first electrical connector;each of the insulative posts having a first side and a second side, and the insulative posts extending in the direction of the first electrical connector when the first and second electrical connectors are mated;a plurality of second signal conductors, with each second signal conductor having a first contact end connectable to the second printed circuit board, a second contact end mateable to the first electrical connector, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the second insulative housing, wherein the second signal conductors are disposed along the first side of the insulative posts; anda plurality of ground conductors, with each ground conductor having a first contact end connectable to the second printed circuit board, a second contact end mateable to the first electrical connector, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the second insulative housing, wherein the ground conductors are disposed along the second side of the insulative posts such that the second signal conductors and the ground conductors are electrically isolated from one another. 23. The electrical connector assembly of claim 22, wherein:the first contact end of the shield strips comprises at least two contact tails and the first contact end of the first signal conductors comprises a contact tail, the contact tails of the shield strips and the first signal conductors configured to be connectable to the first printed circuit board; andthe first contact end of the ground conductors comprises at least two contact tails and the first contact end of the second signal conductors comprises a contact tail, the contact tails of the ground conductors and the second signal conductors configured to be connectable to the second printed circuit board. 24. The electrical connector assembly of claim 22, which further comprises:each of the wafers of the first electrical connector having a plurality of third signal conductors, with each third signal conductor having a first contact end, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the first insulative ho using, wherein the first signal conductors and the third signal conductors are positioned in the first insulative housing to form differential pairs of signals; andthe second electrical connector having a plurality of fourth signal conductors, with each fourth signal conductor having a first contact end, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion therebetween that is disposed in the second insulative housing, wherein the second signal conductors and the fourth signal conductors are positioned in the second insulative housing to form differential pairs of signals.
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